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like president obama, so, too, was dr. king surrounded by women who helped make the man into a movement. women like ella baker. women like diane nash. women like fanny lou. koretta scott king. back with me, elizabeth alexander, myrlie evers. i hate the king memorial and at the same time love it. he emerged from a movement. what happens when we forget the other names? >> you know, he was a rock. >> hmm. >> his name still says that. regardless of whether we like the statue or not. i have a little criticism about the media. >> mm-hmm. >> the media decided that dr. king was the only person of importance in the movement. when they -- when he was killed, the media asked well who will your leader be? my question was why not embrace all the others that gave so much that did so much and include them in this? dr. king said, and i heard him say this on occasion, i am not in this alone. you have me here. i follow you. >> yes. >> we are all leaders. unfortunately, innocence, it's been focused on one man. i'm delighted to see the light
like president obama, so, too, was dr. king surrounded by women who helped make the man into a movement. women like ella baker. women like diane nash. women like fanny lou. koretta scott king. back with me, elizabeth alexander, myrlie evers. i hate the king memorial and at the same time love it. he emerged from a movement. what happens when we forget the other names? >> you know, he was a rock. >> hmm. >> his name still says that. regardless of whether we like the statue or...
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president obama and dmitry medvedev were buddies. they conducted joint antiterrorism missions and released joint statements on iran's nuclear program and signed a new agreement to cut back on long-range nuclear weapons. the state department even made a literal reset button to present to the russian foreign minister. remember that? now, of course, the minister had to tell then secretary of state hillary clinton that her staff had mistranslated "reset," instead using the russian word for "overcharge." but still, still, still, look how friendly it all seemed. things have been downhill ever since the march 2012, when putin stepped back into the russian presidency. the relationship between the obama white house and the putin kremlin have been tense, to say the least. president obama made that clear in his press conference yesterday. >> our decision to not participate in the summit was not simply around mr. snowden. it had to do with the fact that, frankly, on a whole range of issues where we think we can make some progress, russia has not
president obama and dmitry medvedev were buddies. they conducted joint antiterrorism missions and released joint statements on iran's nuclear program and signed a new agreement to cut back on long-range nuclear weapons. the state department even made a literal reset button to present to the russian foreign minister. remember that? now, of course, the minister had to tell then secretary of state hillary clinton that her staff had mistranslated "reset," instead using the russian word...
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bush and any way to adjudicate the possibilities of what war means to the obama administration? >> well, i think that, i think that is absolutely right, it has been a continuation of the bush administration policies, and yes, administrations always try to push the outer bounds of the authority. but one thank is clear is that the laws of war have not changed even if the practice has changed. there are really three reasons that a country can, a state can use force outside of its borders. one, if it is the victim of an armed attack and second if the u.n. security council authorizes it, and three, assisting a state that requests it, and we have stretched that boundary as well far beyond what the laws of war call for. so i think that there is a very serious question about this question of perpetual war, but we should remember historically in the 20th century, the u.s. was at war virtually every decade of the 20th century, so if we think of ourselves as peaceful country that does not engage in war, we need to rethink that. >> that is right. david, i want to ask this question, because
bush and any way to adjudicate the possibilities of what war means to the obama administration? >> well, i think that, i think that is absolutely right, it has been a continuation of the bush administration policies, and yes, administrations always try to push the outer bounds of the authority. but one thank is clear is that the laws of war have not changed even if the practice has changed. there are really three reasons that a country can, a state can use force outside of its borders....
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bush and very briefly under president obama. he was on the train giving an interview by phone about the obama administration as an enormous source. he was not in the quiet car. and seemingly he was at high volume. so loud that tom matse, a clean energy entrepreneur, and liberal activist for moveon.org sitting nearby could live tweet it. on acela listening to former nsa spy chief michael hayden give offrecord interview. i feel like i'm in the narkss a, except i'm in public. hash tag awkward. i felt it in a little bit in the stop watching us rally yesterday, which is like, can a revolution for privacy be live tweeted? i mean, there's a way in which like our very being in the 21st century is so connected with revelation that it's, it's at odds with our notions and desire for privacy. >> i felt that the hayden story really, in some ways, invalidated the snowden story, because it goes to this fundamental issue. in the digital age, it's almost impossible to keep a secret, even if you're the national government, you don't need a contra
bush and very briefly under president obama. he was on the train giving an interview by phone about the obama administration as an enormous source. he was not in the quiet car. and seemingly he was at high volume. so loud that tom matse, a clean energy entrepreneur, and liberal activist for moveon.org sitting nearby could live tweet it. on acela listening to former nsa spy chief michael hayden give offrecord interview. i feel like i'm in the narkss a, except i'm in public. hash tag awkward. i...
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direction the country is going in and obama care is obama. they don't like obama and they're never going to like obama, but the law is going to be a success. >> there's a six-month window for enrollment. they have a lot of time. they'll work out the glitches in the beginning hopefully and have smooth sailing on ahead. it's just not going to be on day one. given all the misinformation, to swim through all of that, to learn from your neighbor, it's going to take, in this period and the next and the next, and in ten years, and obama won't be in office. >> it'll be something else by that point. and corporations to the rescue. if this becomes a big cost issue and the health insurance industry really wants people to sign up, they awill, hopefully, be advocates for it. >> the insurers want it, the hospitals want it. it will for the first time, anybody will be able to get insurance, regardless of pre-existing condition, regardless of what happens to them at work. that's a great thing. that's a revolutionary thing. >> i want to ask you one quick quest
direction the country is going in and obama care is obama. they don't like obama and they're never going to like obama, but the law is going to be a success. >> there's a six-month window for enrollment. they have a lot of time. they'll work out the glitches in the beginning hopefully and have smooth sailing on ahead. it's just not going to be on day one. given all the misinformation, to swim through all of that, to learn from your neighbor, it's going to take, in this period and the next...
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what do you hope to hear from president obama? >> i hope that president obama will be very strong in his remarks, whatever they are, but i hope that there will be a sense of a deeper understanding on his part and all of the others who are -- who did not have to go through the battles that we did, and to send a message that will be strong to our government officials that people simply are not going to sit back and accept things as they are. we've seen changes with the supreme court with voting rights and everything. i am here, a person who had to count beans in a jar to be able to answer a question, how many bubbles in a bar of soap to be able to vote. we are still here. the problems still exist. i hope that his message, whatever it is, and i'm sure it will be the right message for america, that it will be strong, that it will cause more dialogue, and that the people in washington who determine the direction of this company will hear loud and clear what it is that needs to be done. >> we have just five seconds. it's okay. i just wa
what do you hope to hear from president obama? >> i hope that president obama will be very strong in his remarks, whatever they are, but i hope that there will be a sense of a deeper understanding on his part and all of the others who are -- who did not have to go through the battles that we did, and to send a message that will be strong to our government officials that people simply are not going to sit back and accept things as they are. we've seen changes with the supreme court with...
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so i wouldn't even judge barack obama's policy so much. however, i would very much judge his foreign policy advisers in those who write those speeches without thinking what the next -- the next could bring. that's where they ale rheally failed. they failed on communication probably much more than on policy. >> the red line was initially sort of a one-off. right? the president was in a back and forth exchange when he made the red line point about chemical weapons. but he's gone on to try to make a claim that, in fact, chemical weapons are something that we need to draw a red line. is this, do you think, doreen, a sufficient red line, this agreement? >> i think it is, and i think it's one where not only do we win many the u.s. but the world wins. i've been thinking the last few weeks that syria and any military action in syria would be president obama's lbj moment. >> and not a good lbj moment. >> this would be similar to v t vietn vietnam. what i think we've seen is his jfk moment, people around him that can deliberate and making the delibe
so i wouldn't even judge barack obama's policy so much. however, i would very much judge his foreign policy advisers in those who write those speeches without thinking what the next -- the next could bring. that's where they ale rheally failed. they failed on communication probably much more than on policy. >> the red line was initially sort of a one-off. right? the president was in a back and forth exchange when he made the red line point about chemical weapons. but he's gone on to try...
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i think of the outpouring of emotion in 2008 when president obama was elected. no matter what the polls said, we were a little surprised that our country had managed to do that. >> a lot of people were for hillary in part that i know because there's no way the country will ever elect a black president. we do have this expectation of being on the outside, an expectation of getting less, which is sad in a country african-americans truly helped to build. you do have a sense of having to raise your children, sons as a black mother, saying you know those police officers, you're going to want to not move your hands. you're going to want to keep yourself a low profile. you're going to want to be small and unthreatening. the idea walking down the street people cross the street or clutch their purse away from you when you're being yourself. you're sort of reminded over and over and over again that you're almost a visitor. the outpouring for barack obama was finally feeling like not a visitor but maybe we're home, then reminded again, a cold splash of water over your head
i think of the outpouring of emotion in 2008 when president obama was elected. no matter what the polls said, we were a little surprised that our country had managed to do that. >> a lot of people were for hillary in part that i know because there's no way the country will ever elect a black president. we do have this expectation of being on the outside, an expectation of getting less, which is sad in a country african-americans truly helped to build. you do have a sense of having to...
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they think that we just like obama because he's black. we like obama -- >> we don't hate him for that. >> that's right, that's exactly right. so i think if you look at what happened in virginia and cuccinelli, we learned a hard lesson in 2009 and 2010, that we don't want to repeat again. so we see as going into this midterm in 2013 and 2014, the elections this year, we certainly understand that the ramifications, if we lose, are much greater than what we thought in 2008 and 2009. so now folks are showing up. black people are showing up, young people are showing up, latinos are showing up, women are showing up. and we're not going to let it happen again. >> so i really -- these numbers for me, just the numbers about black turnout across the last four statewide elections in virginia. so 2008, you have 20% of african-american, of the electorate is african-american, the same thing is true in 2012, the same thing is true in 2013. in each of those, you end up with a democratic winner at the statewide level. but in '09, up with of these election
they think that we just like obama because he's black. we like obama -- >> we don't hate him for that. >> that's right, that's exactly right. so i think if you look at what happened in virginia and cuccinelli, we learned a hard lesson in 2009 and 2010, that we don't want to repeat again. so we see as going into this midterm in 2013 and 2014, the elections this year, we certainly understand that the ramifications, if we lose, are much greater than what we thought in 2008 and 2009. so...
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but it's really good, and i'm in support of president obama's education. >> it's nice to meet you. you'll appreciate, melissa, that her shirt reads, "good hair." you tell me that's not good hair right there. she did it. she did it right. it is a great day out here, as these people who wait to tabs on the march wait here on independence avenue. >> peter, thank you so much. i would like to bring in at this moment marcia fudge, who is speaking. we'll take a moment and listen to her. >> -- good jobs and equal pay. we continue to fight for fair housing and believe it or not, we continue the fight for the unabridged right to vote. we are fighting today for equal justice, and we all know what i'm talking about. the efforts that have been -- the efforts we've seen over the past few years to roll back the clock must fire up the civil rights movement of today. i'm here to remind you that tomorrow's dream depends on today's mooucvement. we've come this far by faith. we cannot turn back now or lose faith. to quote dr. king, he said that the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in m
but it's really good, and i'm in support of president obama's education. >> it's nice to meet you. you'll appreciate, melissa, that her shirt reads, "good hair." you tell me that's not good hair right there. she did it. she did it right. it is a great day out here, as these people who wait to tabs on the march wait here on independence avenue. >> peter, thank you so much. i would like to bring in at this moment marcia fudge, who is speaking. we'll take a moment and listen...
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president obama on thursday condemned the violence and canceled joint military exercises with egypt, but stopped short of canceling the $1.5 billion in annual military aid and economic aid the u.s. gives egypt. as the president made clear on thursday, the u.s. needs egypt too much to cut off ties. >> given the depths of our partnership with egypt, our national security interests in this pivotal part of the world and our belief that engagement can support a transition back to a democratically elected civilian government, we've sustained our commitment to egypt and its people. but while we want to sustain our relationship with egypt, our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights are being rolled back. >> and joining us now from cairo with the very latest news is nbc news foreign correspondent, ayman mohyeldin. ayman, thanks for joining us. can you give us a sense of what's happening on the ground today? >> reporter: sure. well, all attention and focus today has been on this one mosque near rumsy square. now, rumsy square
president obama on thursday condemned the violence and canceled joint military exercises with egypt, but stopped short of canceling the $1.5 billion in annual military aid and economic aid the u.s. gives egypt. as the president made clear on thursday, the u.s. needs egypt too much to cut off ties. >> given the depths of our partnership with egypt, our national security interests in this pivotal part of the world and our belief that engagement can support a transition back to a...
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an emotional president obama addressed the nation this afternoon from the white house. >> we've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> exactly one week after 20 chirp and six adults were massacred by a gunman in their school, the nra demands armed guards be deployed to every school in this country by january. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> and right there, you have it. a huge piece of what the debate over gun rights and gun safety has been about is school safety. it's a hard question. is armed personnel the answer to violence in our schools? the department of justice announced it plans to provide $125 million in grants to schools nationwide, including $45 million for 356 new school resource officer positions, inside school buildings. all as part of a community-oriented policing program. the justice department is also providing funds to pay for two school safety officers in newtown, conn
an emotional president obama addressed the nation this afternoon from the white house. >> we've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> exactly one week after 20 chirp and six adults were massacred by a gunman in their school, the nra demands armed guards be deployed to every school in this country by january. >> the only...